We started the last day of the year at the
bottom of the planet. The morning greeted us with the beautiful Errara Channel
which was filled with majestic ice bergs that had calved from the surrounding
glaciers. We had Gentoo penguins modelling for us and welcoming us at the beach
on Danco Island. On the top of the hill we had a stunning view over the Errera
Channel.
After this great outing we enjoyed yet
another sumptuous breakfast in the spacious restaurant.
Neko Harbour penetrates deep into the
Antarctic Peninsula and its beautifully surrounded on all sides by the
mountains and the alpine glaciers.
This was our first landing on the Antarctic
mainland and for some of us it was the last continent to set foot on, what a
fantastic feeling.
We hiked up to the penguin rookery and had an
amazing view over Andvord Bay.
On the top we created a slide and most of
us had a skid down the slope, yelling of excitement, or maybe it was from the
snow stuck under our clothes.
In the evening we went back to Danco Island
and sat the overnight campers ashore, which was a very special camping indeed.
They were to celebrate New Years Eve camping in Antarctica…..wow, what a thing!
After the New Year Eve Buffet on M/S Fram,
we all gathered in the Sky lounge to count in the New Year. We danced and
cheered until we were all exhausted and when we were all done, it was 2105
already.
A Happy New Year to the world!
